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23-04-2024 | Research

Recurrent involuntary memories and mind wandering are related but distinct

Auteurs: Ryan C. Yeung, Myra A. Fernandes

Abstract

Spontaneous thought is common in daily life, and includes recurrent involuntary autobiographical memories (IAMs; memories retrieved unintentionally and repetitively) and mind wandering (MW). Both recurrent IAMs and MW are often unintentional or unconstrained, and both predict symptoms of mental health disorders. However, not all MW is unintentional, and not all IAMs are unconstrained. To what extent do recurrent IAMs and MW converge versus diverge? Undergraduates (N = 2,701) completed self-report measures of recurrent IAMs, trait MW, and psychopathology (i.e., PTSD, depression, anxiety). Regressions indicated that recurrent IAMs were significantly associated with spontaneous MW, but not deliberate MW. Further, both spontaneous MW and recurrent IAMs had unique relationships with disorder symptoms. Results suggest that recurrent IAMs are related to MW to the extent that recurrent IAMs are spontaneous. Conversely, recurrent IAMs are distinct from MW to the extent that recurrent IAMs’ associations with disorder symptoms could not be solely explained by trait MW (and vice versa). This work highlights related, but distinguishable, forms of spontaneous thought and their transdiagnostic links with psychopathology.

We did not conduct sex/gender-based analyses in the current study because we did not have a priori hypotheses regarding sex or gender. To facilitate reanalyses, we have provided disaggregated data on gender in the openly available data.

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Titel: Recurrent involuntary memories and mind wandering are related but distinct
Auteurs: Ryan C. Yeung
Myra A. Fernandes
Publicatiedatum: 23-04-2024
Uitgeverij: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Gepubliceerd in: Psychological Research
Print ISSN: 0340-0727
Elektronisch ISSN: 1430-2772
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-024-01961-w

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